The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

not fit for occupation.
The Confederate pension bill was passed
by the House Thursday. Some amendment
| were made TO the Senate bill, but no re tina
will imperil the final passage of the measure
Between 800 and 800 pairs of shoes, being
the remains of the recent Air Line railroad
wrecks, were sold by Auctioneer Morgan a
Greenville Friday to j. n. Geer q Co., o.
Bolton.
The Troy Hotel Company, of Troy, s. G..
filed petition at Columbia Saturday They
propose to conduct hotel at Troy. The
capital stock will be $1,000. A commission
was issued
The recent municipal election at Branch
vile resulted in the election of DR.. j. r. OF
as Intendant and Messrs. T. o. Edwards, j
d, Byrd, J. l.. Fender and Lewis Berry
colored, as wardens.
The Rev. j. B. Campbell left Greenvillc
Friday with his family for his new charge
as pastor of the Methodist church at Sum
mervile The Rev. j. o. Wilson is already
at Greenville and has been heartily wei
coined by the congregation.
A new Baptist church is being organized
at Greenville, to be located lust one mile
from the court house, at the fork of Bun
combe and Rutherford streets. The church
is the outgrowth of mission prayer meetings
that have been conducted in that locality for
| some months.
| Last Thursday, near Bellwood, in the
! Pine Grove section of Orangeburg county,
Willie, little son of Mrs. NJ A. Pember-
ton, and grandson of DR.. r. w Bates, aged
nearly II years was Instantly killed by the
falling of timber cart lever, which struck
! him directly on the top of his head
The declaration of the Sumter water
works was filed in the office of the Secre-
tary of State Saturday by w. A. Jeter, j.
S. Schofield, A. D. Schofield.J. w. Wilson,
j. H. Campbell and A z. Broadman The
objects of the company are to furnish gas
and water for the town of Sumter. The
capital stock will be $4,000. A commission
was issued.
In the upper section of Greenville county
Thursday a white man named Pike Bar
berry attempted to commit suicide by shoot
ing himself with pistol. He was drunk at
the time He was not dead Friday morn
ing, but his condition is exceedingly criti-
cal. A quarrel with his wife, which oc-
CURED just before the attempt, is believed
to have inspired it.
Hodge Burnett, a young farmer in Edge
field county, was found in the woods on
Sunday morning, mile from home, with
his throat cut, but still living. His wife
died on Thursday morning Mr.. Burnett
left the house Immediately after her death
and was not found till Sunday. 1t is hoped
that he may recover The death of his wife
caused him to attempt his life.
At Marlborough Monday Caleb Sauls,
an old and respected citizen met with a sad
death. While hammerlng down in an old
well, which he was repairing, the earth
caved in upon him. burying him about ten
feet and causing instant death. Immediately
"a the alarm was given the work Of digging
him out was commenced, but when he was
reached he had breathed his last.
The customary quiet of Williston was
somewhat disturbed a week ago by the ap-
pearance of the Sheriff armed with a war
rant for the arrest of the Intendant, Capt
w. II. Kennedy 1t was claimed that the
arrest was made for contempt of Judge
Fraser's order for Intendant Kennedy to
turn over the property of the town to what
is claimed by some persons here as new
Council. Judge Aldrich, before whom Capt.
Kennedy was carried, reserved his decision.
Speaking of the Cumberland Gap Rail
road project, the Edgefield Chronicle says:
Capt. Kirk is surveying and relocating the
route from Aiken to point some ten miles
this side. When we say ten miles we mean
that some six or eight miles of the present
grading, bearing out towards Shaw's creek,
is to be abandoned by the New York Con
struction Company. This will shorten the
save the company, it is said, some $28, 600.
Capt. Kirk is actually at this work.
About thirty-hve persons left Spartan
burg Wednesday on the Airline train for
Texas. Five families and several single
young men have gone. These are some of
that sections best and most industrious
farmers. They came to the conclusion that
they could provide better for
their children in the West
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where improved lands are selling at $35 to
$50 an acre. On the other hand young
man has recently returned to Spartanburgh
after trying Texas seven or eight years,
and he thinks South Carolina will beat
Texas ON an average.
Barnwell People: John P. McNally, the
alleged kidnaper OF Blackwood, has re-
turned to Augusta, having decided to take
his chances of going to the Carolina peni-
tertiary. When called upon he will &c
over to Aiken county to stand his trial. and
he now firmly believes that he will have a
just one and be cleared. Mr.. McNally has
spent $500 or $500 in trying to get out OF
the Blackwood difficulty, but now finds
that the money was only thrown away.
McNally shouldered his gun and went over
with the Augusta boys in 1876 to the Ellen
ton riots, and helped considerably to quell
the disturbances. He, however, does not
bank upon that in being clear, for he says
he only did what any other person would
have done under similar circumstances
He is now awaiting the call of South Caro-
lima.
Gov. Richardson has received a communi.
cation from His Excellency, A. NJ. Scales,
Governor of North Carolina, calling to his
attention the fact that a portion of the
boundary line between Mecklenburg and
Union counties, North Carolina and the
State of South Carolina was in dispute and
that much inconvenience was caused there
by to the citizens of both States, and re-
questing the appointment by Gov. Richard
son of commissioner or commissioners to
represent South Carolina, in joint survey
between the two States. Gov. Rich.
ardson recommends that the request of
the Governor of North Carolina be
complied with, and that provision be made
for the appointment of commission to
make ONT survey of the disputed bound
airy in connection with the commissioner or
commissioners appointed to represent the
State of North Carolina.
At Trenton. week ago, at an inquest
held over the body of Jacob Burt, colored
man who was found dead, the evidence
pointed very strongly to four parties
Louisa, his second wife, Chainey, his only
daughter, and two negro men, Ephrainl
May and Ed Dean. All the parties fed the
county, the men taking the wife and
daughter with them. The evidence clearly
shows the murder to have been most
brutal one. Burt's skull was smashed to
pieces by the back of an AK, and the body
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